Case Watch: Roma Sterilization Case Reaches European Court
Margot Dickson
March 17, 2011
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V. C. was just twenty years old when she was sterilized after giving birth in a Slovakian hospital. She claims her Roma ethnicity played a vital role in her sterilization. Next week, the European Court of Human Rights will hear the case.

Pressure Grows on Spain Over Racial Profiling
Indira Goris
March 16, 2011
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The UN has put the Spanish government on notice: Police who engage in ethnic profiling are violating the human right to nondiscrimination.

Sex Workers, Oprah, and Hillary: Women Who Deliver
Heather Doyle
March 16, 2011
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What do Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, and Kenyan sex worker rights activist Carolyne Kemunto have in common? They are three of the most inspiring people working to improve the lives of women and girls, according to the organization Women Deliver.

The Hidden Cost of Pretrial Detention
David Berry
March 16, 2011
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Some 10 million people pass through pretrial detention every year, many of them spending months or even years behind bars—without being tried or found guilty. It's a waste of human potential that undermines economic development.

Six Months After Pakistan Floods, Challenges Remain
Faisal Bari
March 14, 2011
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Recently I traveled to Pakistan to see some of the relief and reconstruction work that the Open Society Foundations have been supporting. What I saw came as a complete surprise.

King Hearings: Muddled Thinking on Muslim "Radicalization"
Arun Kundnani
March 11, 2011
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It's one thing to go after those involved in violence, quite another to pursue those whose only offense is belief in a "radical" ideology. Indeed, this distinction is precisely what defines the American approach to liberty.

After Illegal Raid of Gay Bar, Atlanta Police Required to Reform Conduct
Sara J. Totonchi
March 10, 2011
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A SWAT-type police force stormed an Atlanta gay bar without a warrant, forcing dozens of patrons to lie face-down on the floor and illegally searching them, though no criminal activity was suspected or found. Victims later successfully sued the police department, which was forced to change its policies.

Denied a Shot at a Good Education
James A. Goldston
March 10, 2011
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Europe's top human-rights watchdog issued an urgent rebuke to the Czech Republic last week: Stop the continued racial segregation of Roma children in schools, which damns them to "a future as second-class citizens."